Martine Rolls: Step away from the computer screen

Online bargains, as well as the tempting "buy one get one free" or 30 to 60 per cent off goodies in the stores. The deals are everywhere and it is oh so tempting to give my credit card a hammering and worry about it later.

Every year I say it again. I'm not going overboard with my December spending.

But somehow that thought is out the window when I see all the cool things I can spoil myself and my little men with.

It is four weeks until Christmas and you may think that should give me plenty of time to get organised, but fact is that my kids and I celebrate Sinterklaas instead.

The Sint is the Dutch Santa, it's an old tradition, and he comes much earlier than the jolly man in red.

My gift shopping needs to be wrapped up and ready one week from today.

The stuff I have already bought for the kids is hidden away in the only place I know my curious boys won't be looking.

It's where the spiders and cockroaches live, which makes it the ultimate hiding spot.